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<blockquote data-quote="jaydill" data-source="post: 174891" data-attributes="member: 2094"><p>I am a minority student. I have to say that I don't agree with giving money away to an underrepresented minority just because. I think it should be earned. I work hard to keep a high GPA and keep myself in the upper portion of my graduating class. I also worked hard to score high on my SAT and ACT. I have to say that I have not yet seen unfair favor on my behalf. I think this is due to the fact that perhaps the heads of these scholarships programs, etc. are realizing how ridiculous it is to give money away to students strictly because of historic background. Especially in a case like cypressfarms where clearly the person more deserving of the money was his or herself. What I think we <em>should</em> be aiming to do and what we may be slowly moving toward is once again offering aide to students who have earned it through diligence in school. That way, underrepresented students can strive to reach the same level, not continue to fail to perform at the height of their skills simply because they think they're guaranteed money for a college education.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaydill, post: 174891, member: 2094"] I am a minority student. I have to say that I don't agree with giving money away to an underrepresented minority just because. I think it should be earned. I work hard to keep a high GPA and keep myself in the upper portion of my graduating class. I also worked hard to score high on my SAT and ACT. I have to say that I have not yet seen unfair favor on my behalf. I think this is due to the fact that perhaps the heads of these scholarships programs, etc. are realizing how ridiculous it is to give money away to students strictly because of historic background. Especially in a case like cypressfarms where clearly the person more deserving of the money was his or herself. What I think we [i]should[/i] be aiming to do and what we may be slowly moving toward is once again offering aide to students who have earned it through diligence in school. That way, underrepresented students can strive to reach the same level, not continue to fail to perform at the height of their skills simply because they think they're guaranteed money for a college education. [/QUOTE]
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